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#251 Sargatanus

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Posted 12 October 2002 - 12:29 AM

I think people would start getting the idea that we're pirates. Set that on hold for now. Demonthenes is trying to start an interstellar incidant.

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#252 Pallas Athene

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Posted 12 October 2002 - 07:36 AM

I'm gone for the weekend, see you all Monday. All gov. funding has been channelled into the fleets, so they should be able to get their forces back up.

CheesEv hasn't responded concerning the Gunship, so someone else should handle negotiations on it. All 500K cr we need to purchase it are in the Gov fund, so it's just an issue of balancing the [url="http://"http://idisk.mac.com/sfiera/Public/uns/"]ship[/url].

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#253 Mag Steelglass

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Posted 13 October 2002 - 04:29 PM

So, who wants to talk to CheesEv about the gunships?

I'll try to make money, I guess. See if I can make that attack corvette (or gunships, if they come out before I have the money for a 'vette).

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#254 Sargatanus

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Posted 13 October 2002 - 05:02 PM

Yeah, I'd deffinately like to see the gunship soon. And another colony ship. Are we just stockpiling gov funds right now?

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#255 Avatara

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Posted 13 October 2002 - 05:02 PM

Beef said CheesEV was bogged down with life, which is why he hasn't done anything in the last few days.

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#256 Dan-D-Man

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Posted 14 October 2002 - 05:34 PM

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Originally posted by Mag Steelglass:
If I don't give any money to colony ships and such, and keep getting lucky with bulk missions and no pirates, I can have a shiny new attack corvette in Tangier in three days...

Man, you said that a week ago. You're lucky you haven't been pirated yet. I suggest you buy yourself that attack corvette asap. Bad form to sit around with a heap of cash in a lousy ship.

Completely unrelated: after tomorrow, my last day of midterms, I'll have those planet descriptions finished and I'll post them here for comments/revisions.

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#257 Mag Steelglass

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Posted 14 October 2002 - 05:48 PM

I haven't seen a single bulk mission for quite a while. I'm trying for the corvette, though.

I was thinking. There's all these 1 and 2 ton missions. If one were to hire a traveller, then have four of these missions at all times (your mission limit is 5 missions), you would probably make a decent amount of extra cash off it. I don't have any runabouts at the moment due to the lack of bulk missions, so I'm giving the traveller and low cargo missions a whirl.

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#258 Pallas Athene

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Posted 14 October 2002 - 06:01 PM

Missions are added immediately after any player finishes one. More than once, I've looked through the list to find missions, and not found any bulk missions. Then, after completing a low paying mission, I immediately recheck, and find an available bulk mission. Should you complete 2 or 3 missions in one go (35T no land missions), then you've got a good chance of finding one.

Right now, all cash is being diverted to DF#2. We should be able to afford several cruisers by the end of the week.

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#259 Pallas Athene

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Posted 14 October 2002 - 06:49 PM

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Originally posted by Dan-D-Man:
Oh, one more thing, I'm going to speak up for Patrick and ask that you give him the fleet names and passwords. After all, he is our president. He was reluctant to ask, but I figure he deserves as much.

The main reason I'm withholding them is on the basis of separation of powers. I don't think it's appropriate for him to be controlling fleets directly - and I don't think it's appropriate for me to either.

I don't log in to manage fleets; I simply send off the cash and trust that it will be used appropriately. As soon as passwords can be changed, I'd suggest that the the commanders switch them, so I can't order them around.

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#260 Patrick

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Posted 14 October 2002 - 09:28 PM

speaking of separation of powers, shouldn't I be the one sending off that cash? Posted Image

though that would leave you with nothing to do, heh Posted Image

forums are up at [url="http://"http://www.aresaxis.net"]www.aresaxis.net[/url] . I've mailed the needed password to open the hidout discussion forum to all of you on Hideout Mail.

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#261 U.E. Admiral

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Posted 14 October 2002 - 11:56 PM

Greetings. I have just read through this topic over the last few hours. I would not mind a part in all this, it seems very interesting. I would also like to sugest a few things:
a heavy cruiser(use graphics for Orion Gunship from EVGE)
There are plenty of plugs out there that have free graphics(true they dont all fit ares theme but…)
Maybe buy a few of those colony ships in preparation so you can send them out in bulk. They have already proven they can defend themselfs well enough till you send them out.
Carriers are out! Pocket Battleships are in! A small but mobile ship with the weaponry of a full fledged battleship.
A reminder to those who dont know: It has been found that laser cannons do more damage than proton for a set ammount of time(due to faster reload).

if i could get an email with step by step instructions on how to start off, that would be great. I could even just be a worthless guy that sends all the money he can possibly afford to the UNSET. Well, there's my 2 credits. i wont be home untill late tomarrow(today?) night.
God Speed on this project.

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#262 Dan-D-Man

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Posted 15 October 2002 - 03:54 PM

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Originally posted by Pallas Athene:
Right now, all cash is being diverted to DF#2. We should be able to afford several cruisers by the end of the week.

Oops, just asked you about that on the aresaxis forums, please disregard Posted Image

Alright, planet descriptions are finished. Please tell me what you think, if revisions are necessary, etc. Note that Danath's name will be changed when we finish voting.

Planet Descriptions:

TRALF: Located deep within LN space, Tralf is a fast developing world that serves as the capitol for for the UNSET Alliance. The planet's rich natural resources have led to agressive expansion and robust trade with nearby systems.

DANATH: The second world to be colonised by the UNSET Alliance, Danath is mostly covered by scorching deserts and rocky sands. Briliant engineers from Tralf have designed advanced underground arcologies that use solar power generated on the surface and water flowing in deep underground streams to populate this world.

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#263 U.E. Admiral

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Posted 15 October 2002 - 08:28 PM

I like them. Short and sweet. yum.

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#264 Pallas Athene

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Posted 16 October 2002 - 06:03 AM

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Originally posted by U.E. Admiral:
A heavy cruiser(use graphics for Orion Gunship from EVGE)
Maybe buy a few of those colony ships in preparation so you can send them out in bulk. They have already proven they can defend themselfs well enough till you send them out.

We were going to purchase a Gunship, based on the UNS Gunship from Ares. I suppose a HVCruiser would probably lie in the 0.8-1M range on cost, but it doesn't seem like there's need for another ship in there.

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Carriers are out! Pocket Battleships are in! A small but mobile ship with the weaponry of a full fledged battleship.
A reminder to those who dont know: It has been found that laser cannons do more damage than proton for a set ammount of time(due to faster reload).

Well, our equivalent of a pocket battleship would be a Heavy Destroyer (HVD). They skimp on shielding, but they're decently fast/maneuverable, and they do *massive* amounts of damage.

I always knew that we should have lasers on the Fighters.

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if i could get an email with step by step instructions on how to start off, that would be great. I could even just be a worthless guy that sends all the money he can possibly afford to the UNSET. Well, there's my 2 credits. i wont be home untill late tomarrow(today?) night.
God Speed on this project.

Hmmm, well, if you go to [url="http://"http://www.stonefire.net"]http://www.stonefire.net[/url] , then there's a little box where you can fill out all your information. You might want to do that as soon as possible - registrations can be delayed a few days.

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#265 U.E. Admiral

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Posted 16 October 2002 - 10:01 AM

Thank you. i read the whole topic. i know what you were planning on etc... i sent it in uhm i cant remember when but that's normal(terrible memory).
how may an independant be of service?

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#266 Mag Steelglass

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Posted 17 October 2002 - 11:16 PM

So are we ever going to get graphics for our cruisers? Pallas made some...

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#267 Dan-D-Man

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Posted 18 October 2002 - 12:20 AM

I remember an old set of graphics ("Plug Developer Extra") released by Viper, which contained a carrier or gunship sprite similar to the Human Gunship in appearence. Maybe we could use that, with his permission, for our gunship?

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#268 Limax

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Posted 20 October 2002 - 01:02 AM

It's up!

You have no idea how cool this dark-purple interface looks Posted Image

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#269 Pallas Athene

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Posted 20 October 2002 - 07:24 AM

Apparently the NA is taking Apoc and Osculiath. Are you going to try and negotiate with them? That's right in the region of space you were interested in.

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#270 CheesEv

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Posted 20 October 2002 - 04:09 PM

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Originally posted by Pallas Athene:
Apparently the NA is taking Apoc and Osculiath. Are you going to try and negotiate with them? That's right in the region of space you were interested in.

Graves was initially going to take both of the remaining planets in the "FLO" triangle as you call it. He decided to take only Osculiath in an effort to stay on good terms with Limax.

Just so you know Posted Image

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#271 U.E. Admiral

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Posted 20 October 2002 - 07:40 PM

wow, 5 days and no confirmation email. I knew it would take a while but this long? *getting a little impatient*

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#272 CheesEv

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Posted 20 October 2002 - 08:35 PM

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Originally posted by U.E. Admiral:
wow, 5 days and no confirmation email. I knew it would take a while but this long? *getting a little impatient*

I've been through the list since then, something may have gone wrong with the signup. How about you send an email with name/password/email/gov info to cheesev@stonefire.net and I'll sign you up.

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Posted 20 October 2002 - 10:12 PM

ok, thanks. Email sent.

All hail the Cheese of Escape Velocity!! Posted Image

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#274 CheesEv

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Posted 20 October 2002 - 10:38 PM

Signed you up, check your email for the details etc.

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